Incentives
The availability of incentives for fuel cells is broad and varied.
Perhaps one of the most comprehensive sources of incentives in the United States is from DSIRE - an ongoing project of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Power Technologies and managed by the North Carolina Solar Center.
The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)
DSIRE serves as the nation's most comprehensive source of information on the status of programs and incentives that promote renewable energy. The database tracks information on financial incentives, regulatory policies, and awareness & investment programs available at the state, utility, and local levels. DSIRE is accessible online and as summary reports available in .pdf format.
2003 Climate Change Fuel Cell Buy-Down Program
Solicitation
Number: DE-PS26-03NT41463
The Department of Defense (DoD) through Department of Energy
(DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will
buy down, with grants, the cost of stationary fuel cell
demonstration projects proposed by successful, qualifying
applicants. The financial assistance solicitation is hereby
issued by NETL to provide grants to support the cost of
the fuel cell demonstration projects of successful, qualifying
applicants proposing demonstrations of fuel cell powered
plants.
The Federal buy down will not exceed the lower of $1,000/kW
or one-third of the total project costs which includes
unit cost, installation, and one year of operation. Applications
are due on June 1, 2003. Awards are projected for September
2003 with all project work including one calendar year
of operation and a final report to be completed by September
30, 2006.
Contracting Officer / E-mail: Raymond Jarr / RJARR@NETL.DOE.GOV